Josiah Name Popularity

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How popular is Josiah?

In 2018 the popular name Josiah, ranked the 53rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Josiah has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #51 was reached in 2017 with 7,016 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Josiah in any given year was 5 in 1905.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Josiah occurred roughly during the years 1909-1912, 1913-1916, 1934-1937, 1945-1948, 1957-1961, 1964-1984, 1986-2008, and 2010-2013, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1886-1890, and 1961-1964.

For a number of years, the name Josiah has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Josiah has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Josiah?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Josiah is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Josiah (Girl)		Josiah (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17	6,878	6,603	53
2017		13	8,487	7,016	51
2016		13	8,591	6,983	55
2015		15	7,767	6,661	57
2014		10	10,496	6,458	64
2013		15	7,944	6,302	69
2012		18	6,981	5,521	79
2011		17	7,243	5,261	80
2010		10	10,773	5,205	77
2009		20	6,672	5,010	86
2008		18	7,206	4,774	95
2007		17	7,555	4,220	105
2006		21	6,231	3,646	117
2005		11	9,762	3,258	125
2004		17	6,920	2,794	142
2003		10	9,998	2,682	152
2002		15	7,223	2,569	154
2001		12	8,447	2,238	169
2000		12	8,259	2,028	180
1999		11	8,484	1,742	193
1998		11	8,249	1,525	212
1997		12	7,474	1,381	223
1996		9	9,137	1,242	239
1995		9	9,090	1,018	273
1994		10	8,417	917	297
1993		< 5	--	890	307
1992		5	14,250	783	325
1991		< 5	--	738	334
1990		< 5	--	677	355
1989		< 5	--	591	379
1988		< 5	--	544	371
1987		< 5	--	501	384
1986		< 5	--	489	378
1985		6	9,848	497	371
1984		9	7,033	470	376
1983		5	10,979	405	405
1982		< 5	--	368	439
1981		7	8,487	285	497
1980		< 5	--	255	537
1979		< 5	--	216	582
1978		< 5	--	158	668
1977		< 5	--	155	680
1976		< 5	--	123	749
1975		< 5	--	86	892
1974		< 5	--	64	1,029
1973		< 5	--	42	1,283
1972		< 5	--	43	1,271
1971		< 5	--	28	1,691
1970		< 5	--	29	1,596
1969		< 5	--	28	1,545
1968		< 5	--	19	1,868
1967		< 5	--	15	2,084
1966		< 5	--	17	1,926
1965		< 5	--	13	2,317
1964		< 5	--	10	2,746
1963		< 5	--	14	2,255
1962		< 5	--	18	1,926
1961		< 5	--	29	1,506
1960		< 5	--	11	2,613
1959		< 5	--	22	1,741
1958		< 5	--	21	1,755
1957		< 5	--	13	2,326
1956		< 5	--	20	1,787
1955		< 5	--	17	1,932
1954		< 5	--	24	1,577
1953		< 5	--	17	1,928
1952		< 5	--	24	1,571
1951		< 5	--	17	1,874
1950		< 5	--	20	1,679
1949		< 5	--	21	1,642
1948		< 5	--	22	1,588
1947		< 5	--	18	1,818
1946		< 5	--	15	1,918
1945		< 5	--	14	1,892
1944		< 5	--	17	1,708
1943		< 5	--	15	1,946
1942		< 5	--	12	2,205
1941		< 5	--	10	2,408
1940		< 5	--	21	1,501
1939		< 5	--	22	1,439
1938		< 5	--	15	1,861
1937		< 5	--	25	1,358
1936		< 5	--	17	1,685
1935		< 5	--	19	1,626
1934		< 5	--	19	1,639
1933		< 5	--	23	1,428
1932		< 5	--	22	1,533
1931		< 5	--	20	1,614
1930		< 5	--	24	1,516
1929		< 5	--	17	1,894
1928		< 5	--	36	1,202
1927		< 5	--	26	1,497
1926		< 5	--	24	1,539
1925		< 5	--	30	1,347
1924		< 5	--	25	1,553
1923		< 5	--	24	1,570
1922		< 5	--	32	1,296
1921		< 5	--	35	1,244
1920		< 5	--	29	1,365
1919		< 5	--	47	992
1918		< 5	--	35	1,187
1917		< 5	--	39	1,071
1916		< 5	--	44	966
1915		< 5	--	37	1,060
1914		< 5	--	33	978
1913		< 5	--	19	1,191
1912		< 5	--	36	719
1911		< 5	--	9	1,236
1910		< 5	--	9	1,165
1909		< 5	--	7	1,216
1908		< 5	--	8	1,067
1907		< 5	--	10	906
1906		< 5	--	9	888
1905		< 5	--	5	1,330
1904		< 5	--	8	926
1903		< 5	--	13	637
1902		< 5	--	5	1,225
1901		< 5	--	5	1,132
1900		< 5	--	7	1,110
1899		< 5	--	8	827
1898		< 5	--	9	781
1897		< 5	--	6	1,013
1896		< 5	--	12	657
1895		< 5	--	7	936
1894		< 5	--	13	582
1893		< 5	--	18	441
1892		< 5	--	15	533
1891		< 5	--	9	672
1890		< 5	--	11	620
1889		< 5	--	14	512
1888		< 5	--	16	494
1887		< 5	--	15	444
1886		< 5	--	21	389
1885		< 5	--	17	453
1884		< 5	--	22	379
1883		< 5	--	14	490
1882		< 5	--	24	367
1881		< 5	--	24	339
1880		< 5	--	26	338

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.